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according to a new report it states that a-rod and the mlb, quote, aren't anywhere close to a deal to avoid a lifetime ban for him. sources telling espn if rodriguez does not agree, he will have to fight the league through arbitration and while it's not clear the length of suspension either side would accept, a-rod is said to fight it mainly in an attempt to salvage more than the 100 million dollars on his contract. joining me now is dave briggs of nbcnz@tz sports network. this has a lot of people scratching their heads because if the mlb has the evidence it needs against a-rod and the b biogenesis gajeds why not pull the trig. and deal with it. >> the lifetime ban? >> the lifetime ban and making everybody suffer through there. >> the lifetime ban is a massive overreach. no chance major league baseball gets that. that is like a divorcee asking for the house and the money and the dog. you know you're not going to get it. you know you want that 200-game suspension probably the rest of this year, all of next year. >> his age and his condition isn't that a lifetime ban there? >> it is. yo
according to a new report it states that a-rod and the mlb, quote, aren't anywhere close to a deal to avoid a lifetime ban for him. sources telling espn if rodriguez does not agree, he will have to fight the league through arbitration and while it's not clear the length of suspension either side would accept, a-rod is said to fight it mainly in an attempt to salvage more than the 100 million dollars on his contract. joining me now is dave briggs of nbcnz@tz sports network. this has a lot of...
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baseball suspended super star alex rodriguez for more than 200 games, it's the longest suspension in mlb history. >>> why the penalty for rodriguez is so much stronger than the others. >> the odd thing about it, guess who's in the starting line up? alex rodriguez, he's going to appeal the suspension, but it probably will go in effect after thursday. yes, he's a repeat offender, and for that, he'll not play baseball at the very least, until after next season. a-rod has been in denial about the whole thing, and he was less than apologetic when he met the media earlier today in new york. >> i am sure there's been mistakes made along the way, we're here now, i'm a human being, i've hath had two hip surgeries, knee surgeries, i'm fighting for my life, i have to defend myself. if i don't, no one else will. >> i'm not going to give him advice on how to handle it, that's not my position. i do need him to be focused when he's out there, and if there's distractions getting n i will talk to him. >> there's a total of 13 players, and of course, alex rodriguez is the headline act of those suspended,
baseball suspended super star alex rodriguez for more than 200 games, it's the longest suspension in mlb history. >>> why the penalty for rodriguez is so much stronger than the others. >> the odd thing about it, guess who's in the starting line up? alex rodriguez, he's going to appeal the suspension, but it probably will go in effect after thursday. yes, he's a repeat offender, and for that, he'll not play baseball at the very least, until after next season. a-rod has been in...
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he has the unions backing as well, saying that the mlb is going to fight vigorously for a-rod in this case. it's a question of how much mlb and bud selig are abusing their powers in terms of finding what some of these abusers are. the 12 others named today took their 50-game suspensions. a-rod is going to appeal. it's the longest suspension for a guy of that magnitude since a guy that was famous around here 100 years ago. joe jury ar dye is going to talk in about an hour or so, about 5:15 central time. >> i want to read you a tweet, ultimately although today will be a day of unfamiliary for major being baseball it's a tremendous step in the right direction for the game we love. do you agree with that? >> i think it's a step in the right direction for what bud selig is trying to do. what he is able to get away with in the court of law is going to be interesting. the union has to do what it thinks it has to do in terms of supporting these players, doing what they need to do from a union standpoint in protecting them. there is all this wondering about whether evidence and fact finding is
he has the unions backing as well, saying that the mlb is going to fight vigorously for a-rod in this case. it's a question of how much mlb and bud selig are abusing their powers in terms of finding what some of these abusers are. the 12 others named today took their 50-game suspensions. a-rod is going to appeal. it's the longest suspension for a guy of that magnitude since a guy that was famous around here 100 years ago. joe jury ar dye is going to talk in about an hour or so, about 5:15...
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. >> and with the bay bridge closed, how much did one mlb player pay to take a cab to the coliseum? that's coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bridge: it's getting downright celebratory. >>> you know, there are men and women working out on that bridge. what's the mood like out there? they say downright celebratory. some of the contractors who helped build the new bridge took their cell phones and took video tossing a frisbee around today with the old eastern span wide open right now one guy pulling out a bike took a quick ride. can't do that every day. >> why not? >> chief meteorologist paul deanno joins us from treasure island tonight with our forecast. paul. >> reporter: i'll tell you what, as beautiful as it is outside today and tonight with this clear sky and temperatures 80 on treasure island, this is a very harsh environment to maintain a bridge. i spoke with some engineers a couple of weeks ago for a piece we did. they told me they wanted to see how harsh things were when it comes to the salt and the humidity, the water in the air which is corrosive. they scraped off so
. >> and with the bay bridge closed, how much did one mlb player pay to take a cab to the coliseum? that's coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bridge: it's getting downright celebratory. >>> you know, there are men and women working out on that bridge. what's the mood like out there? they say downright celebratory. some of the contractors who helped build the new bridge took their cell phones and took video tossing a frisbee around today with the old eastern span wide open...
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i think mlb did a terrific job with a four-month investigation. they got 13 guys to agree to these suspensions without one failed test, so that's pretty remarkable. >> all right, john. thank you. charlie, i don't think we've seen the end of the case again, a-rod. we'll see more on this. >>> and a deadly shooting rampage at a town meeting in northeast pennsylvania. a gunman barged in and began firing at random. jenn bernstein of our philadelphia station is at the scene in ross township in the poconos. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. there were 18 people inside at least of the municipal building where it happened. we're told they were just wrapping up their monthly meeting when suddenly they found themselves under attack. the shots rang out shortly before 7:30 monday evening in ross township two hours north of philadelphia. >> at this time if you could just stand by with radio transmission we have active shooter in ross township. >> witnesses say a gunman shot through the walls out a municipal building there before bargin
i think mlb did a terrific job with a four-month investigation. they got 13 guys to agree to these suspensions without one failed test, so that's pretty remarkable. >> all right, john. thank you. charlie, i don't think we've seen the end of the case again, a-rod. we'll see more on this. >>> and a deadly shooting rampage at a town meeting in northeast pennsylvania. a gunman barged in and began firing at random. jenn bernstein of our philadelphia station is at the scene in ross...
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his salary for next year, 2014, which mlb is suspending him for the full year. he'll fight that. that salary is $25 million. if you look at the totality of this deal, this is the highest paid player in baseball. ten-year, $275 million contract. still left on that, $86 million is still left on that deal. let's say that he -- if he does indeed get suspended and doesn't play through next season, comes back in 2015, plays through 2017, his contract, still could make $61 million after this suspension is over, brooke. so this is very, very big money that we're talking about here. and he's fighting for reputation. but it's also about money. >> yeah. his legacy, and it is quite a chunk of change, as you pointed out. poppy harlow, thank you. 2$275 million that he signed in 2007. sunny hostin, i'm thinking legally here, here he is, a-rod saying yes, i did it, so on what grounds does he have to appeal? >> yeah, i think it's going to be very difficult. definitely the appeal is mandated. this is not going to go to a court. it's going to go to an arbitrator. and it's going to go into arbitrati
his salary for next year, 2014, which mlb is suspending him for the full year. he'll fight that. that salary is $25 million. if you look at the totality of this deal, this is the highest paid player in baseball. ten-year, $275 million contract. still left on that, $86 million is still left on that deal. let's say that he -- if he does indeed get suspended and doesn't play through next season, comes back in 2015, plays through 2017, his contract, still could make $61 million after this...
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mlb leaking it had enough evidence against the yankees slugger, considering a lifetime ban. a-rod had said he would fight back whatever punishment was handed down. in light of that new information sources telling espn rodriguez changed his mind considering a possible settlement now. >> reminds me of the "simpsons" where mr. burns looks at homer, i have decided upon a new counter offer, you will find it very reasonable and puts zero on the paper and homer goes i'll take it. mr. burns goes, release the houpdss. that's what's happened here. the hounds are getting released because the announcement of more suspensions is expected today or tomorrow. >> wow. >> mike, what's happening here? is a-rod out for life? >> i think he'll end up settling for a ban that includes the rest of this year, all of next year, which in effect will be a ban for life. >> are the yankees off the hook as far as writing checks to him? >> they won't be off the hook for writing checks. >> what do they owe him, about $8 billion? >> probably about $90 million. his contract was frontloaded. >> do they write hi
mlb leaking it had enough evidence against the yankees slugger, considering a lifetime ban. a-rod had said he would fight back whatever punishment was handed down. in light of that new information sources telling espn rodriguez changed his mind considering a possible settlement now. >> reminds me of the "simpsons" where mr. burns looks at homer, i have decided upon a new counter offer, you will find it very reasonable and puts zero on the paper and homer goes i'll take it. mr....
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he was the mvp of the 2012 mlb all-star game and congratulations to you for that. you are from boston. how special is it for you to be here tonight serving as an inspiration for 16 people who lost their limbs in that bombing, as well as amputees nationwide? >> i'm really thrilled and honored to be here. fenway is fenway. but to shed light on the boston bombing victims and my team spreads a life that life without limbs is limitless. if you come out, you'll be inspired and motivated and hopefully leave here knowing that the only limitations you have are what you put on yourself. >> your wounded warrior team, you played in 25 states. you're playing against nonamputees. you're really great. how impresssive is it for you to be on this team? >> this team has allowed me to share a sense of comraderie again that i miss being in the military. not only that, but i get to be with my brothers again. we already have something in common. secondly, we served in the united states military. third, we're coming out and promoting a great message that we can share to anyone and anybod
he was the mvp of the 2012 mlb all-star game and congratulations to you for that. you are from boston. how special is it for you to be here tonight serving as an inspiration for 16 people who lost their limbs in that bombing, as well as amputees nationwide? >> i'm really thrilled and honored to be here. fenway is fenway. but to shed light on the boston bombing victims and my team spreads a life that life without limbs is limitless. if you come out, you'll be inspired and motivated and...
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mlb officials have decided to add instant replays and managers challenges to the nation's past time. that's according to the commissioner bud selig. he says a few baseball big wigs proposed idea of replays to teen ownership groups. they apparently liked it bud selig called it historic day. the plan includes three managers, challenges her games on all calls except a strike zone. it should go into effect next season pending a final decision in november. hang on, red sox yankee games will now last seven hours. updating fox top stories tonight. officials in egypt report more than 600 people have died after a crackdown on supporters of the country's deposed former president yesterday. stocks dropped about 1.5% today following grim corporate outlooks from cisco and wal-mart. just a short time ago we saw a california teenager family and friend kidnapped for the first time since the ordeal. hanna anderson entering a restaurant. her father spoke outside, thanked the public for support. and on this day in 1969, the woodstock music festival opened its gate near be they will new york. promoters
mlb officials have decided to add instant replays and managers challenges to the nation's past time. that's according to the commissioner bud selig. he says a few baseball big wigs proposed idea of replays to teen ownership groups. they apparently liked it bud selig called it historic day. the plan includes three managers, challenges her games on all calls except a strike zone. it should go into effect next season pending a final decision in november. hang on, red sox yankee games will now last...
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but mlb needs to make an example of somebody because otherwise this is just going to happen tomorrow next year following on. >> reporter: a source familiar with negotiations tell us monday will be the day the announcement is made. the thinking being that players whose teams are likely to make the playoffs will have fulfilled their suspension if it starts monday. >> don dahler, thanks. >>> cleveland kidnapper ariel castro starting the first day of his 1,000-year prison sentence. in court, castro apologized but he also said the fbi should have caught him earlier. he went on to describe a happy home. as dean reynolds reports, one of his victims set the record straight. >> nobody shoulder have to go through what i went through, nor anybody else not even the worst enemy. >> reporter: she is 32 now, the longest held captive. >> day turned into night. night turned into day. years turned into eternity. >> reporter: beginning in 2002 she suffered five miscarriages in captivity, each one brought on by either beatings or starvation at the hands of castro. >> i spent 11 years. now your hell is j
but mlb needs to make an example of somebody because otherwise this is just going to happen tomorrow next year following on. >> reporter: a source familiar with negotiations tell us monday will be the day the announcement is made. the thinking being that players whose teams are likely to make the playoffs will have fulfilled their suspension if it starts monday. >> don dahler, thanks. >>> cleveland kidnapper ariel castro starting the first day of his 1,000-year prison...
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. >>> speaking of the mlb, they're planning to expand instant replay next season. right now only umpires can review boundary calls like whether a home run is fair or foul, but under the new proposed system, managers will be able to challenge calls for review. now, balls and strikes can never be reviewed, but plays at bases, fair or foul balls, trapped catches, those can all be reviewed. before this is implemented in 2014, umpires and players are going to have to vote on it. then owners will have to approve it. >>> sarah thomas is a 39-year-old mother of three. now, she was actually the line judge in last night's saints/raiders preseason game. and this was an audition for sarah to possibly become the first full-time female referee in nfl history. now, she is absolutely no stranger to being the first in this profession. seven years ago at the collegiate level, she was the first female to officiate a division one football game. she was also the first female to officiate is bowl game. she will go back to refereeing college games and she'll be open for a possible positi
. >>> speaking of the mlb, they're planning to expand instant replay next season. right now only umpires can review boundary calls like whether a home run is fair or foul, but under the new proposed system, managers will be able to challenge calls for review. now, balls and strikes can never be reviewed, but plays at bases, fair or foul balls, trapped catches, those can all be reviewed. before this is implemented in 2014, umpires and players are going to have to vote on it. then owners...
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. >> mlb expected to announce rodriguez's punishment tomorrow. a-rod's attorneys have said he will appeal any suspension. >>> boy, is it a beautiful day in new york city. >> it is. >> temperate, too. >> here is rick. >> beautiful and temperattemper. heb how hot it was for that streech. >> it was awful. could barely breeze. >> i would take the three weeks of hot weather to have this nice stretch now. good trade. it's been spectacular across a lot of the great lakes and the northeast. temperatures well below averages. looks like the pattern will continue for a while. take a look at the werth maps and show you what is going on for your day today. across the east, another nice one. we'll see showers pop up across the southeast. the big problem with rain is across areas of kansas with with very heavy rain falling overnight. up to five inches in a couple hours. that's pulling to the east. they saw a lot of o rain yesterday. big problems there. down across the southwest where we've been seeing the monsoonal activity, take a look at this video out of ari
. >> mlb expected to announce rodriguez's punishment tomorrow. a-rod's attorneys have said he will appeal any suspension. >>> boy, is it a beautiful day in new york city. >> it is. >> temperate, too. >> here is rick. >> beautiful and temperattemper. heb how hot it was for that streech. >> it was awful. could barely breeze. >> i would take the three weeks of hot weather to have this nice stretch now. good trade. it's been spectacular across a...
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he must have said something on friday that really irked the officials at mlb because -- >> he said a series of things. he doesn't trust the yankees. he comes out every now and then and says things. >> he doesn't trust the yankees. how can the yankees trust him? there's no taking ownership of anything except for the money. and that's the problem with a-rod is people, for some reason, people don't like him. and andy pettitte -- >> jealousy about the money? >> i think andy pettitte, they said, had an arm injury. took some drugs. wasn't supposed to. admitted to it and stopped using and went on the field and everyone loves andy pettitte because he's a loveable guy. >> i love him. i've actually met him. they are adorable. >> we had them on even. >> that's right. but at another event when he was being honored. salvation army honored him one year. this guy for some reason there's this arrogance, hubris, this whole other vibe going. people don't like him. that's part of it. they're not rooting for him. >> if he comes back after the season and a half of being banned, he'll be about -- he'll be
he must have said something on friday that really irked the officials at mlb because -- >> he said a series of things. he doesn't trust the yankees. he comes out every now and then and says things. >> he doesn't trust the yankees. how can the yankees trust him? there's no taking ownership of anything except for the money. and that's the problem with a-rod is people, for some reason, people don't like him. and andy pettitte -- >> jealousy about the money? >> i think andy...
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. >> it's not going to be a clean case what mlb is working here, we don't know the quality of their evidence, we don't know the quality of their witnesses and how this ends up. the mediator has the power here, he can settle in between. he can remove the suspension, which i would say would be pretty highly unlikely. he could uphold the suspension or settle somewhere in between, which is where i think most fans and people following this story feel where it should end up. you get the feeling if they did meet somewhere in between, it would be difficult for rodriguez. >> let's talk about him individually. let's say it's through 2014. he's 40 years old. he's been challenged by injuries. how much game will he have left in him at that point? >> his contract takes him through the year, 2017. the extension he signed back in 2007. so, there was an assumption that rodriguez was going to play until he was 42 years old. right now he's gone through two hip surgeries in the last two years, but he's still, you look at him as a player. he's still a little rusty in the minors but still has clear value to the y
. >> it's not going to be a clean case what mlb is working here, we don't know the quality of their evidence, we don't know the quality of their witnesses and how this ends up. the mediator has the power here, he can settle in between. he can remove the suspension, which i would say would be pretty highly unlikely. he could uphold the suspension or settle somewhere in between, which is where i think most fans and people following this story feel where it should end up. you get the feeling...
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mlb has declined comment but the head of the player's union says the suspension is, quote, way out of line. the yankees were in chicago last night trying to avoid a three-game sweep. bottom of the ninth. that's mariana rivera in the game. adam dunn slaps a single to tie the game, 4-4. mariana's third blown save of the year. going to the 12th inning, the yankees trying to hold on to a one-run lead. alejandro dehas knocks it off the wall. they get the walk-off win and sweep. can you believe this, the yankees are 11 1/2 games behind first place boston who beat the astros last night. the red hot braves going for their 13th straight win against the nationals. top of the eighth, game tied at 3-3. jason heyward finds the hole for a simm. braves up, bottom of the ninth, nates threatening with the bases loaded. kimbrel, what's he going to do with wilson ramos. he lines out. braves win, 13 consecutive victories for the atlanta braves. they are 15 1/2 games up on the second place washington nationals. another streak in cleveland with the detroit tigers looking for their 11th straight win. sevent
mlb has declined comment but the head of the player's union says the suspension is, quote, way out of line. the yankees were in chicago last night trying to avoid a three-game sweep. bottom of the ninth. that's mariana rivera in the game. adam dunn slaps a single to tie the game, 4-4. mariana's third blown save of the year. going to the 12th inning, the yankees trying to hold on to a one-run lead. alejandro dehas knocks it off the wall. they get the walk-off win and sweep. can you believe this,...
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his cooperation with mlb has resulted in the suspension of rodriguez and 13 other major league -- >> so a-rod's team, ed rendell, a-rod, people around a-rod, his team, leaked documents, this is "60 minutes," leaked documents that basically fingered ryan braun and his own teammate! >> most shockley his own teammates. >> stunning. so we can add the classification rat to the adjective describing rodriguez. >> a-rod's lawyer is saying that the allegations are untrue. obviously, though, "60 minutes" is -- >> they must have it. >> they've got it. they're on to it. >> and braun, those numbers were redacted in the miami new times documents but members of rodriguez's camp retained unredacted versions and leaked them. >> the purpose is to draw attention off of him. >> away from him or to say so many did it you have to modulate your response. stunning. >> that's a guy -- when this comes out, i mean it's -- >> his own teammates. >> his own teammates. they're not going to want him. >> oh. >> they're not going to want him in the dugout, on the field, at yankee stadium. this guy is something. all r
his cooperation with mlb has resulted in the suspension of rodriguez and 13 other major league -- >> so a-rod's team, ed rendell, a-rod, people around a-rod, his team, leaked documents, this is "60 minutes," leaked documents that basically fingered ryan braun and his own teammate! >> most shockley his own teammates. >> stunning. so we can add the classification rat to the adjective describing rodriguez. >> a-rod's lawyer is saying that the allegations are...
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a-rod came to the negotiating table after mlb said it was considering a lifetime ban. rodriguez has maintained he has no connection to the biogenesis clinic. he is scheduled to return to the field for a rehab game. this game with the trenton thunder. >> the red sox coming off a 15-inning walk-off win on wednesday but last night. >> oh, no. >> down by five runs going into the ninth against the mariners, possible not in boston. sox would load the bases for shane victorino who punches it through the second base side. two runs score. johnny gomes would tie with a base hit up the middle and with the bases loaded still one out, daniel nava had a chance to win it all. sn>> nava hits it in the air to centerfield. deep and far and that ball is going to land in the red sox have an amazing come-from-behind victory on what turns out to be a magical night for fenway. >> tell you what he was doing. >> larry lucchino. >> sat in the same seat, in the same position until that team won because that's -- you don't move when they start winning. it's bad luck. >> probably pacing back and f
a-rod came to the negotiating table after mlb said it was considering a lifetime ban. rodriguez has maintained he has no connection to the biogenesis clinic. he is scheduled to return to the field for a rehab game. this game with the trenton thunder. >> the red sox coming off a 15-inning walk-off win on wednesday but last night. >> oh, no. >> down by five runs going into the ninth against the mariners, possible not in boston. sox would load the bases for shane victorino who...
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. >>> next on "new day," will the mlb let a-rod play another game? the yankees slugger says he's returning to baseball, but new reports say he's about to get hit with a big-time suspension tomorrow. my asthma's under control. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma isn't controlling it. test your level of control at asthma.com, then talk to your doctor. there may be more you could do for your asthma. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyon
. >>> next on "new day," will the mlb let a-rod play another game? the yankees slugger says he's returning to baseball, but new reports say he's about to get hit with a big-time suspension tomorrow. my asthma's under control. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use...
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. >> mlb baseball suspended him a total of 211 games, otherwise known as what a single baseball game feels like. the league grew more suspicious last summer when rodriguez won his seventh tour de france. >> but he said he's going to appeal the decision and keep playing. even anthony weiner was like, man, some people just don't know when to quit. just get out. >> wow. >> long season for a-rod. >> he does not wreak of winner-ness. >> major league baseball cracked down. a-rod hit the hardest. the third baseman got a suspension of 211 games, which officially begins on thursday but a-rod will continue to play with the yankees while he appeals the league's decision. that will probably not come until after the season. you can expect if he stays healthy to see a-rod on the field for the season. at the game in chicago last night, a-rod met with a chorus of boos. he went 1 for 4, hit a single, a bloop single in his first at-bat. the yankees lost 8-1 to the terrible white sox. a-rod may be the headline in all this but major league baseball suspended 12 other players for 50 games each because of
. >> mlb baseball suspended him a total of 211 games, otherwise known as what a single baseball game feels like. the league grew more suspicious last summer when rodriguez won his seventh tour de france. >> but he said he's going to appeal the decision and keep playing. even anthony weiner was like, man, some people just don't know when to quit. just get out. >> wow. >> long season for a-rod. >> he does not wreak of winner-ness. >> major league baseball...